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Research Highlights
High Blood Sugar and suPAR Levels Independently Worsen COVID-19 Outcomes
Salim Hayek, MD; Matthias Kretzler, MD; Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD; and team investigate the role of inflammatory biomarkers in hospitalized COVID patients and uncover risk factors for worse health outcomes in those with diabetes.
Death Rates Stay High Among Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
Researchers from the Division of Nephrology find that death rates for patients hospitalized with acute kidney injury remain high with little improvement in mortality risk over the past decade.
Study of 24 U.S. Hospitals Shows Onset of COVID-19 Led to Spike in Sepsis Alerts
Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc and team look at the number of sepsis alerts in the months before and during COVID-19 and found a significant jump in alerts after the start of the pandemic.
End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients Show Increased Risk of Infection, Mortality from COVID-19
U-M researchers, including Joseph Messana, MD; Claudia Dahlerus, PhD; and Jonathan Segal, MD, find that patients undergoing long-term dialysis, especially Black and Hispanic patients and those living in nursing homes, were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
